Vice President, Procurement

Locations: Austin, Texas;
Denver, Colorado; or San Francisco, California
Work arrangement: Hybrid, three days per week in the office
Reports to: Global Head of Procurement
Travel: Approximately 10% to 20%

Lightsource bp is on a mission to become a global leader in onshore renewables, anchored by our proven track record in solar development.

For over a decade, we have worked to diversify the way our world is powered through sustainable and responsible renewable energy. We safely deliver affordable, reliable, utility-scale renewable energy and storage solutions that support global decarbonization, long-term sustainable growth, and energy security.

Lightsource bp was fully acquired by bp in 2024.

Lightsource bp is seeking a Vice President of Procurement, Americas to lead our regional procurement organization and shape the commercial strategy supporting our utility-scale solar and battery energy storage system portfolio.

Reporting to the Global Head of Procurement, you will lead and develop a team of five directors while setting the strategic direction for sourcing, contracting, supplier management, procurement governance, and commercial risk mitigation across the Americas. You will align regional priorities with our global procurement strategy while ensuring our teams have the supplier relationships, commercial frameworks, and supply chain resilience needed to deliver a growing portfolio of renewable energy projects.

This is a highly visible leadership position requiring deep renewable energy procurement expertise, sound commercial judgment, and the ability to influence decisions across a complex, international organization. You will partner with senior leaders across Development, Engineering, Construction, Legal, Finance, Insurance, Operations, HSQE, and Power Marketing to improve project economics, support investment decisions, and manage risk throughout the project lifecycle.

The position may be based in our Austin, Denver, or San Francisco office
, with a hybrid schedule that includes working in the office Tuesday through Thursday.

• Lead, coach, and develop the Americas procurement organization, including a team of five directors.
• Define and execute the regional procurement strategy in alignment with global priorities and business objectives.
• Establish category strategies for BESS, solar PV, high-voltage equipment, and other major procurement categories.
• Lead complex, high-value negotiations involving equipment, services, strategic partnerships, and multiyear framework agreements.
• Develop sourcing strategies that optimize pricing, quality, delivery, contractual flexibility, and risk allocation.
• Strengthen supplier relationships and establish long-term commercial partnerships that support portfolio growth.
• Monitor geopolitical, trade, tariff, regulatory, logistics, and market developments, translating them into actionable procurement strategies.
• Build supply chain resilience by identifying capacity constraints, logistics challenges, concentration risks, and single-source dependencies.
• Partner with senior stakeholders to support project development, investment decisions, diligence, financial close, and delivery.
• Establish effective procurement governance, commercial approval frameworks, and performance standards.
• Ensure robust commercial risk management throughout supplier onboarding, contracting, and project execution.
• Oversee procurement support for key project milestones, including bid strategy, supplier selection, contract execution, and delivery readiness.
• Support investment tax credit and production tax credit qualification efforts through strategic procurement and safe harbor planning, where applicable.
• Measure performance through KPIs, executive reporting, and category-level analysis.
• Drive continuous improvement across procurement systems, processes, governance, and team capability.

You are an experienced procurement and commercial leader who can set strategy, build strong teams, and deliver results in a complex project environment. You understand the global renewable energy supply chain and can balance commercial opportunity with execution, regulatory, and contractual risk.

You will bring:

• At least 10 years of progressive experience in procurement, sourcing, supply chain, or commercial leadership.
• At least five years of experience leading teams, preferably at the director level or above.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing procurement strategies for…